Two of my favorite flowers are blooming right now: lupine and columbine.
I started both plants as seeds in my first Winter Sowing experiment a few years ago. I didn’t get any blooms the first year, as expected. Last year, the columbines bloomed almost all summer, but the lupines looked like such pathetic weaklings, I’d pretty much written them off. I think I got three scrawny blooms between four plants.
But this year?
It’s lupine madness. One plant has about a dozen blooms on it!
(I also learned an interesting lesson today: cold camera that was in the basement studio + steamy outdoor air after a rain = foggy lens. It looks like it’s misty outside in that picture, but it’s actually just condensation on the lens. I had to clear it off about 20 times while I was taking photos!)
The columbine seeds were from a mix, so I had no idea what color the blooms would be when I planted them… I just happened to get lucky and these four I planted together all came up in shades of pink. Bonus!
I think I missed my call when it comes to botany… I could look at garden crap on Pinterest all day long. Not to mention spend a fortune on seeds and plants.
What are your favorite flowers?
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I love sunflowers! Lillies are gorgeous too.
Roses! Great site!
Stargazer lilies … beautiful and aromatic!
Gerberas are my favourite. They always make me smile – they are such happy flowers! The mobile site looks fantastic!
I absolutely love the different colors of roses but especially the yellow rose.
Tulips are my favorite
My favourite flowers are sweet peas and lilacs. Beautiful to look at with lovely scents!
My favorite flower is the rose.
My favorite flowers have to be poppies. California or other. Poppies will make them sleep. Haha.
Stargazer Lilies are my favorite and the site looks good.
Lilac
Difficult, there are so many beauties, but at the moment it must be bluebells. The woods are aglow with blue this year – magical.
My favorite is the Easter Lily. Reminds me of Nirvana’s Unplugged. š
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well I think that’s the way the song goes lol
I love daisies
Answer not ask lol
Hi !
Changes all the time hehehe … black petunias are probably my favourite at the moment. Thanks for the give away, your site rocks!
Definitely lupines! They remind me of when I worked up in Yellowstone years ago. š
Those are gorgeous flowers! My favorite has always been the Chrysanthemum. š
Orchids. They are so beautiful ????
Well, not that easy… but I always liked tulips š
The peonies are in bloom here in NY; love to see them!
my favorite: whatever is in bloom today…
ok, ok, ok: i pick: delphinium
Tulips. Definitely tulips.
I have 3 little girls & each of them has a birth flower that I designated for them because it caught my eye either during pregnancy or shortly after their birth. Their specific flower is given them for their birthday or special event.
Lyzah–Easter lily
Flo–orchid
Vera–Gerber daisy
There are so many to choose from, I really like antique roses (very contrasty)
love your stuff!
my favourite flowers: hard to choose, they’re all so lovely but just this morning picked up some gorgeous bridal wreath spirea and day lilies at the garden club sale and am so excited to put them in the ground! They’ll be the favoured ones this year!
Iris – the big German ones with the uprights one color and the lips of the falls (the hanging down part) in another color. My very favorite is called “Batik” since it’s blue with white markings. Gorgeous!
Petunias are my favorite flowers. Because when I was a kid, I liked to smell them and with my respiration, the petals stuck on my nose for a few seconds. And I was like “awww this flower gave me a kiss on my nose ! ” ^^
For me petunias will always be “the flowers that give a kiss”.
My favorite flowers are petunias. So many colors and their fragrance drifts so nicely on the breeze, sweet and romantic.
Favorite flower to look at:
Hydrangeas
Favorite flower to smell:
Honeysuckles and
Star Jasmine
Gerber daisies! They are happy flowers. š
I Love the Clematis, the large purple flower is so breath taking, and light peach and pink roses.
I love the passion fruit flower. It looks like this amazingly delicate and intricate flower but is actually easy to grow and lasts for a good length of time. Silly, but I guess it is also a bit of a metaphor on how I would like to be seen as a person: complex and gentle on the outside but in reality, pretty tough.
I love irises, my neighbor breeds them so I’ve seen all sorts of varieties.
The most spectacular arrangement of flowers that I ever received was irises coupled with peach roses. Stunning. But now I am “into” edibles such as Borage and Nasturtiums.
I’m pretty cliche when it comes to flowers.. I love red roses! š
I love Gerbera daisies, cabbage roses and billy buttons.
Daffodils! Mostly because my mom always grew them and and I spent most of my childhood mistakenly calling them buttercups. ?(???)?
Morning glories and moon flowers are probably my favorites but if I would grow all the flowers if I could.
I love Hydrangeas! Big and beautiful š
I have a lobg love for lillies. For appearance, Stargazer Lillies and for name Satan’s Fire Lillies
My favorite would probably be the crocus, just for its general tenacity.
I love birds of paradise. Your flowers are beautiful!
Difficult question, I think I’ll have to go with lotus flowers š
I love carnations! They’re such simple, yet beautiful flowers. Plus I love how they can be dyed any color. Yay for bright blue flowers! š
Peonies and Stargazer Lilies
Forget-me-nots. They are my childhood flower and just adorable!
Daisies…LOVE them & Sweet Peas because their fragrance is intoxicating!!